GREEN STREETS

Drawing from extensive interviews and research, Rock Creek Conservancy and the University of the District of Columbia offer this ‘blue paper’ with recommendations aimed at helping agencies engage community members to advance green streets projects as an important part of their water quality efforts.

  • Upfront engagement is key for communities to adopt and support green streets projects.

  • Engaging communities as stakeholders in the green street project helps individuals become better agents in supporting higher water quality standards.

  • The agency accountable for water quality is best positioned for the maintenance of the green street feature.

These topline recommendations and additional findings are found in the Green Streets, Blue Paper.

Green Street Initiatives in the Rock Creek Watershed

Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Environmental Protection

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The Glenmont Forest Green Streets project will be comprised of 60 plus small-scale green infrastructure facilities to help manage polluted stormwater in the public right-of-way.  GI practices include tree boxes, bioretention gardens and rain gardens. 

Completed projects in Montgomery County, Maryland can be seen on this map; choose “Rock Creek” as the HUC-8 watershed and “Green Streets” for restoration type to see prior work.

District of Columbia - DC Water

Through its Clean Rivers program, DC Water is combining green with gray infrastructure in its capital projects and at the residential scale, has had tremendous success with the Downspout Disconnect voluntary program.

Currently, there are two Green Infrastructure Program areas for Rock Creek and Potomac River sewersheds. Learn More.

Credit: DC Water

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